[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1428 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1428 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1428 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1428](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1428) PURUSHA. ‘Man.’ 1. The original eternal man, the Supreme Being, and soul of the universe. 2. A name of Brahmā. - [Previous: c5.1427](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1427) - [Next: c5.1429](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1429) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1428](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1428) · Pramāṇa